Name:
Donald T. Arnold
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-674099
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-05
State:
Idaho
Cemetery:
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
Plot:
Section 34, Lot 554
Row:
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Comments:
Donald T. Arnold was born in 1918. He served as a Second Lieutenant with the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy. He was the pilot, and one of seven Army airmen killed in the crash of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29562 during a routine training flight, two miles southeast of Soda Springs, in Caribou County, Idaho. Donald was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.